U.S. Department of Energy Provides $65 Million for Grid-Interactive Efficient Building Communities
October 14, 2020
America's 125 million homes and commercial buildings currently use almost 40% of U.S. energy, 74% of its electricity, and account for the great majority of peak electricity demand. Connected communities can leverage the latest advancements in building science, like state-of-the-art sensors, controls, and analytics, to more flexibly manage and deploy grid-scale energy efficiency and distributed energy resources.
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Department of Energy Announces $80 Million for Innovative Building Technologies and Practices
September 28, 2020
Residential and commercial buildings account for nearly 40% of the nation's total energy demand more than America's industrial (32%) or transportation (28%) sectors. These projects are intended to help improve the energy efficiency of America's building stock, which consists of over 119 million homes and 5.6 million commercial buildings more than half of which were constructed before 1980.
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New Apartment Building in Troy Provides a Preview of Energy Smart Construction
March 23, 2020
"We expect heat pumps will play a significant role in New York's clean energy future as we aggressively work toward a carbon neutral energy system for heating and cooling as contemplated by the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act," said Commission Chair John B. Rhodes. "Projects such as the one we are enabling today will demonstrate that this technology can provide reliable carbon free heating and cooling, and in many cases reduce demand for natural gas."
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Net zero carbon case studies are existing buildings or spaces that can demonstrate they have achieved high levels of energy efficiency and either generate or procure sufficient renewable energy to meet the building's demand over 12 consecutive months. This can be demonstrated either through the use of Green Building Council or other market rating tools that certify net zero carbon performance, or by providing third party verified data to support the net zero claim.
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ABB has launched a new IoT Dashboard that the company reports allows for stronger control, monitoring and automation of all building functions, from dimming and switching of lights to controlling blinds, heating and ventilation.
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All buildings must be net zero carbon by 2050 to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, but fewer than 1% of buildings are today. Closing this gap will require dramatically enhanced ambition and execution of more efficient buildings and renewable energy supply. Zero Carbon Buildings for All, a multi-partner global initiative endorsed by the UN Secretary General, was featured at the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit last week.
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As part of the 10th annual World Green Building Week, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has issued a bold new vision for how buildings and infrastructure around the world can reach 40% less embodied carbon emissions by 2030, and achieve 100% net zero emissions buildings by 2050.
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The Canada Green Building Council launched the Zero Carbon Building Standard in 2017 to provide a solution to achieving Canada's climate change commitments and help existing and new buildings achieve zero carbon.
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2019 Predictions - Smart Cities and Smart Spaces
January 15, 2019
As we forge ahead in 2019, the smart city industry will continue to develop and mature as the Internet of Things (IoT) become more and more connected. Gartner noted that smart spaces will evolve in five dimensions in 2019: openness, connectedness, coordination, intelligence and scope - meaning individual technologies for these spaces are working together to create a collaborative, interactive environment. However, the success criteria for use of technology is often defined by the user experience.
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